Who was the leader of athens when it reached its height?

Democracy in Athens reached its height under the rule of a brilliant elected leader named Cleisthenes. In the 590's BC, a man named Solon created a set of laws that were less harsh than those created by Draco.

The statistics for the eastern war are grim. more than three-million men died in the fighting, more than nine-million men were wounded, and every major country which participated lost its form of government.